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Waiting times since the start of last Ofsted full inspection visit – all authorities and south east authorities

Table 4.1: Number of days since the start of last Ofsted full inspection visit with a published report as at 17/12/2024

SE Rank	South East LAs	Type	Grade	Days waited	Ntl Rank 153
1	Buckinghamshire	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,107	22
2	Surrey	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,065	24
3	West Berkshire	ILACS1	Good	1,009	36
4	Kent	ILACS1	Outstanding	953	45
5	Bracknell Forest	ILACS1	Outstanding	918	47
6	Slough	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	694	74
7	Wokingham	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	652	82
8	West Sussex	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	645	84
9	Portsmouth	ILACS2	Good	582	90
10	Southampton	ILACS2	Good	561	91
11	Medway	ILACS2	Good	519	98
12	Isle of Wight	ILACS2	Good	414	106
13	East Sussex	ILACS2	Good	372	115
14	Oxfordshire	ILACS2	Good	309	117
15	Brighton and Hove	ILACS2	Outstanding	281	122
16	Reading	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	239	126
17	Hampshire	ILACS2	Outstanding	190	139
18	Windsor and Maidenhead	ILACS2	Good	71	149
19	Milton Keynes	ILACS2	Good	50	153

National Rank of 153	National LAs	Type	Grade	Days waited
1	Gateshead	ILACS1	Good	2,059
2	Tower Hamlets	ILACS1	Good	2,017
3	Westminster	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,926
4	Kensington and Chelsea	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,926
5	Kingston upon Thames	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,884
6	Devon	ILACS1	Inadequate	1,793
7	Harrow	ILACS1	Good	1,772
8=	North Tyneside	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,744
8=	Islington	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,744
10	Sunderland	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,268
11	Leicester	ILACS1	Good	1,184
12	Dorset	ILACS1	Good	1,177
13=	Walsall	ILACS1	Good	1,170
13=	North East Lincolnshire	ILACS1	Inadequate	1,170
15	Knowsley	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,163
16	Bury	ILACS1	Inadequate	1,149
17	Wakefield	ILACS2	Good	1,135
18	Bedford Borough	ILACS1	Good	1.128
19	Warwickshire	ILACS1	Good	1,121

Table 4.2: Last 20 published reports: number of days waited, and position on the waiting list when picked, at the start of last Ofsted full inspection

Start Date	Local Authority	Wait between inspection type	Grade Before	Grade After	Position in waiting list when taken	Days waited
October 2024	Milton Keynes	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	16	1,099
October 2024	Southend-on-Sea	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	3	1,918
October 2024	Croydon	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	8	1,715
October 2024	Cumberland	ILACS1 – ILACS2	New authority – not inspected	Good	92	556
October 2024	Windsor and Maidenhead	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	7	1,729
September 2024	City of London	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Outstanding	11	1,666
September 2024	Thurrock	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstandin	7	1,771
July 2024	Enfield	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	1	1,967
July 2024	Cheshire West and Chester	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Requires Improvement	2	1,946
July 2024	Kirkless	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	5	1,855
July 2024	Waltham Forest	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	1	1,988
July 2024	Cornwall	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Good	10	1,722
July 2024	Hackney	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	12	1,694
June 2024	Warrington	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	10	1,799
June 2024	Hampshire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Outstanding	5=	1,869
June 2024	Barnet	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	8	1,855
June 2024	Redbridge	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Outstanding	5=	1,869
June 2024	Suffolk	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Requires Improvement	5	1,883
June 2024	South Gloucestershire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	2	1,918
June 2024	Greenwich	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	20	1,638

Table 4.3: All-time longest waits for a main inspection as at 17/12/2024

National Rank	LA	Wait between inspection type	Grade before	Grade after	Days waited	Dates
1	Sefton	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Requires Improvement	Inadequate	2,191	Feb 2016 – Feb 2022
2	Poole (now closed)	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Requires Improvement	2,142	Oct 2011 – Sep 2017
3	Oxfordshire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	2,128	Apr 2018 – Feb 2024
4	Brighton and Hove	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	2,072	Jul 2018 – Mar 2024
5	Bury	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Requires Improvement	Inadequate	2,072	Feb 2016 – Oct 2021
6	Blackburn with Darwen	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,072	Jan 2012 – Sep 2017
7	Hartlepool	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	2,065	Jul 2018 – Mar 2024
8	Sheffield	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Requires Improvement	Good	2,064	Nov 2013 – Jul 2019
9	Derbyshire	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Good	Requires Improvement	2,057	Nov 2013 – Jul 2019
10	Wolverhampton	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Requires Improvement	Good	2,051	Jun 2011 – Jan 2017
11	Southwark	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Good	Good	2,030	Mar 2017 – Sep 2022
12	Camden	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,030	Feb 2012 – Sep 2017
13	Richmond upon Thames	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,016	Mar 2012 – Sep 2017
14	Warwickshire	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Good	Requires Improvement	2,010	May 2017 – Nov 2021
15	Havering	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Inadequate	2,009	Jun 2018 – Dec 2023
16	Bracknell Forest	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,006	Oct 2011 – Apr 2017
17	Merton	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,005	Jan 2012 – July 2017
18	Hillingdon	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	1,995	Apr 2018 – Oct 2023
19	Waltham Forest	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	1,988	Jan 2019 – Jul 2024
20	Wirral	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	1,988	Jan 2011 – Jul 2016
20	Peterborough	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	1,981	Jun 2018 – Nov 2023

NB the database starts from the date of SLAC inspections which run between June 2009 and July 2012

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All the data on these pages have been produced by SESLIP analysis of information published at Ofsted’s report pages, which involves manual data transfer and is therefore subject to errors and omissions. If you spot anything that looks wrong, please contact Richard Tyndall 07880-787007